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4:45 PM ET, September 6, 2025

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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
CBS News implements a new policy: “Face the Nation will now only broadcast live or live-to-tape interviews” following complaints from DHS  —  The Sunday public affairs show will now run live or live to tape interviews, after an edit to an interview with the Homeland Security Secretary drew pushback.
Washington Post:
A WaPo probe into BI's pulled articles finds links between fake journalist Margaux Blanchard and Onyeka Nwelue, a controversial figure with fake academic claims  —  “Margaux Blanchard” appears to be one dubious element of a broader scheme to peddle bogus articles to a number of publications.
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Ben Rothenberg / Bounces:
Email: the US Tennis Association requested broadcasters to censor any possible protests or other reactions to Trump's presence at Sunday's US Open men's final  —  An email obtained by Bounces includes instructions from the U.S. Open on supporting Trump's planned stagecraft during the National Anthem.
Mike Scarcella / Reuters:
Two authors file a proposed class action lawsuit against Apple, alleging Apple knowingly used a dataset of pirated books to train its AI models  —  Technology giant Apple (AAPL.O) was accused by authors in a lawsuit on Friday of illegally using their copyrighted books to help train …
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Bloomberg:
Filing: Anthropic will pay $1.5B to resolve an authors' copyright lawsuit over the company's downloading of millions of pirated books
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Eric Fisher / Front Office Sports:
Senior analytics leaders from Fox and ESPN criticize Nielsen's opaque and unaccredited audience measurement method for YouTube's Chiefs-Chargers livestream  —  Even before YouTube streams its NFL game Friday night in Brazil between the Chiefs and Chargers, other league rights holders …
Tripp Mickle / New York Times:
Ads during the Chargers-Chiefs NFL game on YouTube on September 5 will cost ~$30 for every 1,000 viewers, more than double what YouTube usually gets
Wall Street Journal:
The EU fines Google €2.95B for abusing its dominance in digital ads, and says its preliminary stance is that Google must divest parts of its ad-tech business  —  Bloc's antitrust regulators say search giant may need to divest parts of its business  —  BRUSSELS—The European Union fined …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
After the EU fined Google €2.95B, Trump threatens a trade probe, saying the Trump administration “will not allow these discriminatory actions to stand”
Josh Dzieza / The Verge:
How Wikipedia became the factual foundation of the web and why it's under attack from Musk, conservative groups, the Trump administration, and other governments  —  WhenWhen armies invade, hurricanes form, or governments fall, a Wikipedia editor will typically update the relevant articles seconds after the news breaks.
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Roblox is testing Roblox Moments, a TikTok-like video app allowing users to share 30-second clips of gameplay, and makes the source code available to developers  —  Video-game giant makes announcement at its annual developers conference.  —  Roblox Corp. is testing a short-form video app similar …
 
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Alexandra Hudson / Reuters:
Ruth Weiss, a journalist who fled Nazi Germany in 1936 and chronicled apartheid for outlets including The Guardian, Reuters, and Deutsche Welle, has died at 101
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
A federal judge dismisses Newsmax's antitrust lawsuit against Fox News as a “shotgun complaint” and gives Newsmax until September 11 to refile
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Nepal says it is blocking most major social media platforms, including Facebook, X, and YouTube, after the companies failed to register with the government
 

 
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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